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Watching the Covers Flow is a podcast that dives deep into covers of, and by, the most covered songwriter in rock and roll: Bob Dylan. Host Ray Padgett (Flagging Down the Double E's newsletter, Pledging My Time book) explores covers across era and genre, from a hip-hop "Subterranean Homesick Blues" to a bluegrass "Ring Them Bells" to Dylan's own frequent detours from writing his own songs to singing other people's.

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Watching the Covers Flow is a podcast that dives deep into covers of, and by, the most covered songwriter in rock and roll: Bob Dylan. Host Ray Padgett (Flagging Down the Double E's newsletter, Pledging My Time book) explores covers across era and genre, from a hip-hop "Subterranean Homesick Blues" to a bluegrass "Ring Them Bells" to Dylan's own frequent detours from writing his own songs to singing other people's.

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    Traveling Wilburys - The Covers

    Traveling Wilburys - The Covers

    Despite the group's five superstars, the Traveling Wilburys have been covered less than you might think. Today the show investigates covers of both the few songs lots of artists cover (Handle with Care, End of the Line) and the many more Wilburys tunes that have only been covered once or twice.



    Songs in this episode include:




    Headstones — Tweeter and the Monkey Man



    Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins — Handle with Care



    Dr. John ft. Aaron Neville — End Of The Line



    Petr Rezek & Karel Vágner — Jak Ty To Děláš [Congratulations]



    The Sweetback Sisters — Rattled



    Killing the Day — If You Belonged to Me



    Adrian Belew — Not Alone Anymore

    SHOW CONTINUES ON THE EXTENDED EDITION



    Sweet Lights — Handle with Care



    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — Tweeter and the Monkey Man



    George Harrison — If You Belonged to Me




    The episode includes only clips from these songs.
    Full versions of these covers are in the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.




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    EXTENDED EDITIONS



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    MORE LINKS




    Flagging Down The Double E's - Ray's Dylan Newsletter



    Search all of our podcasts by album, song, or topic.




    QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?



    Drop us a note at watchingcovers@fmpods.com.



    We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network

    • 15 min
    The NET Begins - Acoustic Folk Covers '88

    The NET Begins - Acoustic Folk Covers '88

    In the first year of the Never Ending Tour, Dylan pulled out all the stops. Not only did he play deep cuts from his own catalog he'd never performed before, but he covered many unexpected songs, often from the folk songbook and often acoustic with G.E. Smith. Here are some of the best.



    ** The Public Version includes the first six songs. The Subscriber Version includes all 10 plus a full-songs bonus show. **



    Songs in this episode (clips only) include:




    Man of Constant Sorrow (Concord CA 6/7/88)



    Lakes of Pontchartrain (Concord CA 6/7/88)



    Eileen Aroon (Denver CO 6/15/88)



    Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Sacramento CA 6/9/88)



    Pretty Boy Floyd (Oakland CA 12/4/88)



    Two Soldiers (Sacramento CA 6/9/88)



    San Francisco Bay Blues (Canandaigua NY 6/28/88)



    I'm Glad I Got To See You Once Again (Los Angeles CA 8/4/88)



    Give My Love to Rose (Canandaigua NY 6/28/88)



    Trail of the Buffalo (George WA 8/20/88)




    Covers from other episodes are in the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.




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    EXTENDED EDITIONS: To hear the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows:




    Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here.



    Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.




    MORE LINKS




    Flagging Down The Double E’s - Ray’s Dylan Newsletter



    Search all of our podcasts by album, song, or topic.




    QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?



    Drop us a note at watchingcovers@fmpods.com.

    • 17 min
    The Most 80's Covers of Bob Dylan Songs

    The Most 80's Covers of Bob Dylan Songs

    Digging through the many, many Dylan covers released in the late '80s to find the ones that sound the MOST '80s, turning Bob tunes into post-punk goth, hair metal, and Run-DMC style hip-hop.



    Songs in this episode include:




    With God on Our Side (by Wire Train)



    Like a Rolling Stone (by Mitch Ryder)



    Wanted Man (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)



    You Ain't Goin Nowhere (by The Rave-Ups)



    Subterranean Homesick Blues (by Wack Attack)



    All Along the Watchtower (by Giant Sand)



    Gotta Serve Somebody (by Luther Ingram)




    The following covers are included in the Extended Edition of this episode available to FM+ Subscribers. Details Below.




    The Times They Are A-Changin` (by Nervous Eaters)



    This Wheel's on Fire (by Siouxsie and the Banshees)



    Positively 4th Street (by X)



    License to Kill (by Richie Havens)



    She's Your Lover Now (by Luxuria)



    Chimes of Freedom (by Bruce Springsteen)



    Blind Willie McTell (by The Dream Syndicate)



    Thula Sizwe / I Shall be released (by Friends First)



    Knockin' on Heaven's Door (by Guns n' Roses)




    The episode includes only clips from these songs.



    To hear the full versions of these songs from other shows check out the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.




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    Songs 2, 5, 10, 11, and 14 are not available on the streaming services.



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    • 18 min
    MUSIC ONLY - The Most 80's Covers of Bob Dylan Songs - Some Full Tracks (+)

    MUSIC ONLY - The Most 80's Covers of Bob Dylan Songs - Some Full Tracks (+)

    For Subscribers Only - These songs are not on our streaming playlist. All other songs from this episodes are on the WTCF Playlists.

    1. Like a Rolling Stone (by Mitch Ryder)
    2. Subterranean Homesick Blues (by Wack Attack)
    3. Positively 4th Street (by X)
    4. License to Kill (by Richie Havens)
    5. Blind Willie McTell (by The Dream Syndicate)
    6. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (by Guns n' Roses)

    Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986

    Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986

    Today we journey back to 1986 to explore some of the many old-time-rock-and-roll covers Bob Dylan performed while on tour with his big-name backing band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (and don't forget the Queens of Rhythm!). Exploring largely songs they grew up with, they tackle everything from Ricky Nelson to "House of the Rising Sun" to a song in Japanese.



    A Blog Post About These Songs:




    Kansas City (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)



    So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye (Weldon Rogers)



    Red Cadillac And a Black Moustache (Warren Smith)



    We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (The Ink Spots)



    Lonesome Town (Ricky Nelson)



    House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional)



    Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder)



    That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie / Beasley Smith)



    Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto)



    Unchain My Heart (Bobby Sharp)



    We Had It All (Fritts / Seals)



    I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (The Davis Sisters)




    The full live performances of these songs are available in a separate podcast for FM+ Subscribers



    To hear cover songs from other shows check out the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.




    Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/wtcf-season-one/pl.u-d2b0kxjtLZR3WJA



    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kWORF8WqnQ1bZAZlCzGp2?si=366cf2a302f6493b



    Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/478c4288-0aae-41cc-9351-d7dd22b4cff0




    Join FM+



    To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows you can either:




    Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! )



    Become an FM Premium Member: Get FM+ and full video, our Bonus weekly newsletter, extra posts, and more.




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    • 28 min
    MUSIC ONLY - Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986 Full Tracks (+)

    MUSIC ONLY - Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986 Full Tracks (+)

    For Subscribers Only - full versions of all the songs from S01.02. Check out the episode for commentary.

    01 - Kansas City (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)
    02 - So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye (Weldon Rogers)
    03 - Red Cadillac And a Black Moustache (Warren Smith)
    04 - We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (The Ink Spots)
    05 - Lonesome Town (Ricky Nelson)
    06 - House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional)
    07 - Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder)
    08 - That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie / Beasley Smith)
    09 - Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto)
    10 - Unchain My Heart (Bobby Sharp)
    11 - We Had It All (Fritts / Seals)
    12 - I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (The Davis Sisters)

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Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

jekoban ,

Ray Padgett is one of the great Dylanologists

Love to see that Ray is hosting his own podcast and what a great angle to take in the never ending exploration of Bob Dylan’s music. Can’t wait to hear more!

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